Barclay Barn comes down

A demolition crew took down the old Barclay Barn along Locust Street/Camp Polk Road on Saturday. The site will be the new home of Cascade Street Distillery, which also has a tasting room on Cascade Avenue.

Contractor Steve Keeton said that the barn was structurally unsound and could not be retrofitted for use. However, much of the barn materials will be reused.

"We saved a bunch of stuff to make trim out of," he said.

There are also a couple of larger pieces that could be incorporated into the new approximately 3,800-square-foot distillery.

"The barn has been vacated and not in use for several years," the owners of Cascade Street Distillery said in a prepared statement. "All of us at Cascade Street Distillery are excited to bring the barn back to life. After meeting with engineers, contractors and architects, the safest way to regenerate the barn requires disassembly.

"Great care and considerations will be given for reclaimed timber, and we will be using the timber for the distillery. The Chamber of Commerce has requested some of the reclaimed timbers for their own project. The remaining of the reclaimed timber we would like to see be repurposed to the Sisters art community, and the unusable timber will be recycled appropriately."

Keeton told The Nugget that he applied last week for building permits for the distillery, which could take four to five weeks to process. He expects construction to take about five months from the start date, depending on weather.

Brother-and-sister team Nick and Katie Beasley opened the Cascade Street Distillery tasting room at 261 W. Cascade Ave. in downtown Sisters last spring. They offer craft-distilled vodka, gin, and bourbon.

For more information visit www.cascadestreetdistillery.com.